This year is the 25th anniversary of the Forest Society’s Land Steward Program. The program has grown to the point that 100% of our forest reservations are monitored by land stewards every year, and it has been a tremendously successful model for many other land trusts and conservation agencies across the country. To celebrate, we’re inviting everyone who has been involved in the program over the

Releasing and pruning wild apple trees can keep them healthy and result in greater fruit production for use by a wide variety of wildlife. This basic introduction to releasing and pruning wild apple trees, with both indoor classroom session and outdoor field practice, will be led by Nigel Manly (Director of the Forest Society’s Rocks Estate). The indoor portion will be held at the Rocks Estate of Bethlehem and field pruning practice will be held nearby in Bethlehem.

Bring a bag lunch and water, and dress in warm layers for outdoor practice.

Releasing and pruning wild apple trees can keep them healthy and result in greater fruit production for use by a wide variety of wildlife. This basic introduction to releasing and pruning wild apple trees, with both indoor classroom session and outdoor field practice, will be led by Nigel Manly (Director of the Forest Society’s Rocks Estate). The indoor portion will be held at the Jaffrey Civic Center and field pruning practice will be held at the nearby Gap Mountain Reservation.

Bring a bag lunch and water, and dress in warm layers for outdoor practice.

Join Forest Society land stewards and Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Coaltion (SRKGC) volunteers Joel Sadler and George Beaton on Saturday February 18th for a challenging X-country ski up the Lincoln Trail. This will be an extremely difficult ski trip with lots of elevation gain going up and a narrow steep trail coming down — Expert ability to do turns with metal edge skis required. Please RSVP with George Beaton at 603-938-2637 to obtain details of meeting place/time, or to ask questions.

When I arrive in Jaffrey on Dec. 20th, the last day of autumn, it's -3 degrees Fahrenheit. I don’t plan on being cold for long but I stay in my car for an extra minute. Soon other pickup trucks roll in.